.The Dehler 34JV offers six berths in three cabins (including the main saloon), a double
forward, two singles (with lee cloths) in the main saloon and a double berth in the aft cabin (to port side), with the heads compartment conveniently located to starboard, at the foot of the companionway. The boats were finished in 'Mahogany' type veneered plywood and this one was exhibited as the Southampton boat show boat in 2004, so was spec'd with greycoloured 'Alcantara' cushions in the main saloon.
Dehlers of the time, (and in common with the marque's earlier and later offerings) were
notably stylish and 'smoothly' engineered, with relatively simple but reliable wood finishes fitted to a clean-lined GRP internal former and a straightforward headliner that
accommodated understated but effective LED lighting. Dehlers are not the most voluminous yachts in the world, but what they do by way of accommodation, they generally do reliably well.
'Kindly Light' is fitted with a programmable hot air heater unit by Eberspacher, with four
outlets, including in the heads compartment, a CD player/entertainment radio with internal and external speakers, refrigeration within the top opening cooling locker and a cockpit canopy to be able to extend the accommodation if required.
Forward Cabin: A 'V'-shaped double berth with plain blue fabric cushion covers are original and additional 75mm thick cushions have been used beneath them for additional comfort.
These are just visible in the picture of the berth. The floor space is immediately abaft the
berth itself (there is no need for recourse to an in-filling cushion) and two hanging lockers and shelving, mirror each other to either side of the cabin. Deep stowage shelves run along the hull sides.
Main Saloon: L-shaped seating to the port side faces a straight single berth to starboard
across a centre-line, leafed table. Although there are cave lockers behind the back rests,
these are relatively small and primarily offer access to various systems runs. Primary
storage is beneath the starboard berth and sensibly, the cushions to both sides are divided into three to enable access without requiring everyone to necessarily stand up! The fuel tank is located beneath the port side's settee, with the battery stowage immediately abaft, the settee return offers ample storage, with pretty extensive spares, engine and saildrive manuals and general sailing chandlery stowed here. Good light values and ventilation are ensured by a centre-line overhead hatch and a combination of fixed and opening portlights.
Chart Table: This is a secure and fixed unit, facing forward and provided with a dedicated
Navigator's seat (with its own protective cover). The main 12V DC distribution panel is
conveniently located and easily attended to when either standing or sitting to the chart
table, with sailing instrumentation repeater, GPS, VHF and Navtex alongside. Chart
stowage within and a closed locker immediately ahead of the instrumentation.
Galley: L-shaped in form, with twin stainless steel sinks set in the peninsular, Top-opening refrigerated compartment in the angle and gimballed cooker. The sinks each have covers and the cooker's aperture may be covered with a hinged and removable panel to maximise the useable work surface area. Locker's beneath the sinks with internal fiddled shelves and removable panels over the sea valve access trap to ensure maximum practicability.
Heads Compartment: Genuinely practical and of relatively generous size for the size of
boat, this compartment is finished in white 'Formica'-type laminate where it isn't formed by the GRP mouldings. Hot and cold water via a shower-type faucet. A closed hanging locker intended for Waterproofs and Wellies is fitted here too and affords very convenient access to all three of the sea valves.
Aft Cabin: A straightforward, double berth extends across the centreline, behind the engine space, with light and ventilation provided by two opening portlights. A half-height hanging locker and closed locker with fiddled shelves are located immediately inside the cabin, with use-able space beneath the 'head-end' of the berth in light of the domestic/services battery bank's location in the main saloon, however, this space is also shared with the primary fuel filter (making remarkable ease of servicing) and therefore not so suitable for clothing for instance.